Seamless Workflow

From a production standpoint, a JDF workflow and its fully digital data transfer enable streamlined, efficient communication of production-critical data across the supply chain. By doing this, it makes manual processes and data transfers unnecessary by integrating all systems and machines required for the manufacturing process. Additional benefits arise from the transparency and traceability of the entire process, as well as the modularity of the software. The ability of JDF-driven systems to provide bi-directional data exchange with the user’s management information system (MIS) is also key. Prominent examples of packaging workflows include Agfa’s :ApogeeX for Packaging, -EskoArtworks’ Backstage automation server and -WebCenter project management and preproduction approval solution, Heidelberg’s Prinect for Packaging, and Kodak’s Prinergy Powerpack for Packaging.